Building a garage & gym - wall options & costs

[RobM77]

VxDuncan said:

Another thing to consider is the practicality of the finished space. Personally I'm so glad I built with solid concrete blocks as they are very strong and easy to hang heavy things like garage shelves off. Thermolites aren't. Down side is massive thermal mass if you are trying to heat them.

That's a jolly good point, I hadn't thought of that, thank you. Part of the reason for me clinging on to width is to accomodate bikes and boards on the walls on the road car side of the garage (never again over my track car, I picked up far too many bumps on the head and scratches on my Lotus from my bikes..). In my last house I hung everything from the ceiling to free up clear wall space, but it obscured the lighting, but of course the lighting could be hung lower, rather than fixed to the ceiling.